Karen Dalton, singer musician (Her heritage was Cherokee)

In the early 60's, Dalton was a regular performer at the pass-the-hat clubs in New York's Greenwich Village, where she'd gig with the likes of Dino Valenti, Fred Neil, and Bob Dylan. She was often compared to Billie Holiday. But, perhaps because she interpreted other people's songs ("When a Man Loves a Woman", "Katie Cruel") and was a Native American woman, she's been largely forgotten by the public. However, a reissue of her music might set critics straight. The ten tracks were originally recorded by Harvey Brooks (who played with Dylan on Highway 61 Revisited), and masterminded by Michael Lang (who, like, totally signed a young Billy Joel and co-founded Woodstock). Dalton, who sings and plays the twelve-string guitar and banjo, was backed by dudes from the Gaslight and the Cock and Bull (two Greenwich Village clubs), and also Robbie Robertson's the Band. A remastered edition of Karen Dalton's 1971 lost classic In My Own Time, was due out on November 7, 2006 on CD and vinyl.

Some of her Discography

It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best (1969)
In My Own Time (1971)
Cotton Eyed Joe (2007) (recorded live in 1962)
Green Rocky Road (2008)
1966 (2012). Released by Delmore Recording Society; contains previously unreleased recordings.

 

 

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